Sam Sweeney announces new album “Escape That” which ties together all of his musical passions; an honest and fearless expression of himself, combining pop hooks and aesthetics with his pioneering work in the world of traditional dance tunes. Listen to his lead single ‘Ruby’.
Our Song of the Day comes from David A Jaycock, with The Merman & his Muse a track from ‘David A. Jaycock (2011-2022)’, an anthology of sorts, featuring lots of other things including wonky nursery rhymes, folk arrangements and a little synth-pop.
On “The Fire This Time”, the new single from Marisa Anderson, she nods to James Baldwin and his galvanising Civil Rights essay published in 1963. It is the most complex and moving translation so far to be taken from her forthcoming new album.
Dublin-based singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin announces his debut solo album and shares the title track ‘The Deepest Breath’.
Martha Wainwright, Liam Ó Maonlai, Karen Matheson and Amythyst Kiah are among the special guests of The Transatlantic Sessions concert series 2023 which will celebrate its 20th Anniversary.
Lisa O’Neill has three UK dates this month prior to an announcement about her brand new album. She is also touring Ireland in November. Not to be missed.
Taken from LOSSAN, the debut duo album from Manx Gaelic singer Ruth Keggin and Scottish Harpist Rachel Hair, watch their video for Mish as y Keayn (Me and the Sea) which was filmed on the Isle of Man in the beautiful Colby Glen.
Watch Native Harrow’s video for “As It Goes”, the second track to be lifted from their new album Old Kind Of Magic – “It’s Wonderwall meets Fillmore West liquid light show meets Native Harrow.”
Today marks the release of ‘What Will Become of England’, the new single from Jim Ghedi. He collaborated with Poor Creature – friends Ruth Clinton (Landless) and Cormac Macdiarmada (LANKUM) – on a truly unique music video.
Watch Samuel James Taylor’s video for ‘Time May Dance’, taken from his upcoming album ‘Wild Tales and Broken Hearts’. “I couldn’t find myself in my music for the first time in my life. It was an isolating and lonely place.”
Today sees the release of a new single from Irish singer-songwriter Bróna McVittie taken from her forthcoming third album, The Woman in the Moon, out on 2nd October 2022. She also tours the UK next month.
Bestselling novelist Erin Kelly collaborates with Ben Walker, Kirsty Merryn and Basia Bartz to give life to a folk song at the heart of her new thriller The Skeleton Key which is published today.
